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Client garden – minimalist and with artificial grass. No wasting of precious water during water restrictions.
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Glass Bottle Torch:
•Empty Wine Bottle (or any beautiful glass bottles which have necks 1 inch in diameter)
•Teflon Tape ½ inch
•Copper Top Plate Connector (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
•1” Split Ring Hanger (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
•1/2” x 3/8” Copper Coupling
•1/2” Copper Cap
•Two Hex Nuts (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
•Two #10 x 1” Zinc Plated Wood Screws (if you’re mounting it to wood)
•3/8”-16 Zinc Plated Threaded Rod
•Tiki Replacement Wick
•Torch Fuel (use ONLY fuel made specifically for outdoor torches to be safe. i.e. Tiki brand)
•Scissors
•Drill/Screwdriver
Garden transformation by GreenGenieLandscapes
PASCAL CRIBIER, Bois de Morville, Varengeville, France, 1950s
DRIES VAN NOTENs Home and Garden, Belgium, 2014, Photography by FRANCOIS HALARD
SLIM AARONS, La Dolce Vita - Villa La Cassinella, Lake Como, Italy, 1983
FEDERICO FORQUET‘s Guesthouse Garden, Cetona, Italy, 2017
GARDEN GIVEAWAY!
You know you want one: the Freda Urn by Crescent Garden.
Between now and Thursday, July 28, 2016, you’ll have a chance to win a Freda Urn (a $200 value). Entry into this garden giveaway is available to anyone living in the 48 contiguous United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii). Pop on over to Wallace Gardens Facebook page and “Like” Wallace Gardens, as well as the Freda Urn post, to enter. No purchase and no personal information required. It’s that simple!
A randomly-chosen winner will be selected from all eligible entries, and the winner will be announced on Friday, July 29th. If you enter, you could be the lucky person to discover this classic planter on your doorstep! (Hydrangea not included, but you’ll enjoy finding something pretty on your own.)
Now…. let’s talk about the Freda Urn, which bears the name of Crescent Garden’s founder’s grandmother. The dramatic leaf pattern and elegant shape echo the architectural styling of ancient Greece and Rome, as seen in the illustrations above: Capitals from Egypt (left) and the Capital of the Lysikrates Monument (right). Foliage ornaments and leaf motifs were used extensively on friezes, columns, and panels, the earliest of which is known to be the Temple of Epicurius at Bassae, dating back to 450-420 B.C. But this modern-day stylish urn is made of lightweight, weather-resistant resin (weighing only 12 lbs.), but mimics natural limestone so it’s suitable for virtually any garden setting. I’ve chosen a summer hydrangea for my own Freda urn, and after the season is over, I’ll plant it in the garden and choose something new for fall. This urn has plenty of room for ornamental flowering plants, grasses, and perennials, making it a versatile choice for all your favorite plants. Dimensions: 25.5" tall x 16.5" wide (top) x 12.5" (foot), with a pre-drilled drainage hole.
Crescent Garden’s planters are not just beautiful, they are functional, lightweight, and withstand the tests of time and weather with no cracking or fading. These are lifetime planters, available in styles and colors to suit any decor or living space, inside and out. The company was founded more than 15 years ago by Paula Douer and her husband, who find inspiration for their designs from their home in Miami, Florida. To find out more about their line of products, you can visit them HERE, onFacebook, and Instagram.
Have fun, and good luck. Thanks for participating!
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Postcards from the Hedge.
A Foxglove with Lipstick?
Imagine the perfect non-stop summer bloomer with enormous impact all by itself, which is also deer proof. Meet Digiplexis ‘Illumination Flame,’ a cross between Digitalis purpurea (foxglove) and Isoplexis canariensis (Canary Island foxglove). This new hybrid blends the qualities of both plants, thanks to the efforts of Charles Valin, plant breeder at Thompson & Morgan. It received the Best New Plant Award at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show (2012), as well as the Greenhouse Grower’s Award of Excellence in 2013.
Multiple side branches emanating from this bushy basal-branched shrub produce flame-colored flower stalks all summer long, even into the fall. Because the plants are sterile, they don’t waste energy trying to go to seed, and this results in fast-growing, floriferous shrubs with vibrant, vertical flower stalks to 3’ in height in shades of watermelon, fuchsia and mango. And while that may sound delicious, Digiplexis has the same toxins as its relative, Digitalis, so all parts of the plant are poisonous. If you use the plant in cut flower arrangements, dispose of the water safely because the toxins will seep from the stalks into the water. The foliage may also cause skin irritation, so handle it with caution.
Digiplexis can be used in seasonal color beds as a backdrop to other annuals, or grown in large containers. It will take part shade to full sun, and blooms from April until the first frost.
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Planter Ideas: Thriller, Filler, and Spiller.
“Editors note: It’s fun to hear our lead designer, Brooks, talk about décor he’s designed. About the above Bombay® Luxembourg Planter he says: ‘It was inspired by French planters, little planters with legs called cachepots. We wanted something elegant and used an animal, and a lion was regal and Bombay in a European way.’
"That’s great but how does it do in a garden? We asked horticulturist and garden artisan Nancy Wallace to try it out. What she did yielded amazing insights into creating a stunning container garden. Thriller, filler, spiller… Take it away, Nancy!"
Read more at Bombay Outdoors.
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April is National Gardening Month, and here in Atlanta, it is arguably the prettiest month of the year. Everything is in bloom, and it can be positively head-spinning to pick out favorite landscape plants, so let’s discuss a couple of favorite deer proof plant materials.
Viburnum macrocephalum (Chinese Snowball) is one of my favorite small landscape trees. It tolerates full sun and part shade, and once established, it’s fairly drought tolerant. Many people mistake this tree for a hydrangea, because the flowers are similar. However, unlike hydrangeas, viburnums are deer resistant. I’ve never seen one of these trees damaged by wildlife, and just look at the size of those flower heads. Use a specimen tree like this as a focal point in your landscape, so that when April arrives, all eyes are upon it.
While we are on the subject of deer proof plant materials, and favorite April-bloomers, let’s talk about herbaceous peonies. These long-lived perennials are tough as nails, they thrive here in the Atlanta-metro area, and are drought tolerant once established. Choices include fully-double peonies, or single-petal varieties. The doubles are very fragrant, but they may topple over without support, especially in heavy spring rains. My personal favorites are the single-petal varieties, like ‘Red Emperor’ and 'Krinkled White’ because they withstand heavy down pours. The two most important things to remember about growing peonies is (1) make sure they have good drainage, and (2) keep the “eyes” (or the “crown”) of the plant at ground level during the winter (and don’t bury them in mulch). Peonies will bloom better when nipped by cold weather, so they appreciate the extra winter exposure. Garden centers often carry peonies when they are in bloom, so it’s easy to choose your favorite color. For best results, plant in groups of three, and expect peonies to multiply over time, providing years of spectacular blooms. If you want to start peonies from bare roots (“tubers”), wait until fall to plant them. There are many fine mail order sources for bare root peonies, and it’s a much more cost-effective way to expand your perennial collection.
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Bare Root Roses. It’s time to start gathering those roses in winter, bare root roses!
And to get everyone off to another great rose season, Wallace Gardens is giving away a copy of the Four Seasons of Roses 2014 Monthly Guide to Rose Care by Susan Fox,including one bare root rose: David Austin’s English Rose ‘Winchester Cathedral.’ You’ll have Susan’s advice, right at your fingertips when you receive this rose, pictured above in a bare root box with Susan’s calendar. To enter: you must have a mailing address within the Continental United States. See below for instructions to enter.
The American Rose Society awarded Susan with its Presidential Citation “for Promoting the Rose and Rose Education Via Social Media,” and her photo of the Julia Child Rose is included in the 2014 ARS Calendar for the month of July. This is a woman who knows her roses.
'Winchester Cathedral’ is a large, fragrant white-blooming rose. Mature size will depend upon where you live, but expect it to grow to at least 4-5’ tall and wide, with masses of white flowers that continue at regular intervals throughout the summer. David Austin describes the scent as a “Light Old Rose with hints of honey and almond.” What garden wouldn’t be improved by such summer fragrance?
Instructions to enter: all you have to do is “like” and/or comment on the ’Winchester Cathedral’ photo on Pinterest. You must have a mailing address within the Continental United States. The winner will be selected at random and announced on TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014. So hop to it!
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